What to Eat?????!!!!!

I think, for me - it's ALL about convenience.
THAT is the hardest part about (trying to) eat vegan.
I don't miss meat a single bit.
I don't miss cheese and I TOTALLY prefer soy milk to cow milk now - I wouldn't even THINK of going back.
Eggs...yeah - I loved eggs..but you know what? I haven't bought a carton of eggs in almost a fucking year - so I obviously didn't love them THAT much.
BUT.
It's the little things that get me....
Eggs popping up in pie crust...
Milk showing up in birthday cakes...
Cheese, glorious cheese melted in LAYERS on steaming hot pizzas...
THAT's where I find my self salivating for animal bi-product...when they are in their most processed forms.
I've been posting my vegan meal plans periodically on this blog - breakfast/lunch/snack/dinner - all are pretty easy plans.
I did some research today and discovered someone was kind enough to map out a "vegan meal plan" - BASED around 3 VERY IMPORTANT details:
1) Simplicity
2) Convenience
3) Time efficiency

While I would LOVE to be a master raw vegan chef - whipping up feasts and practicing the green and magic art of vegan alchemy...I just don't have the fucking time.
I need management.
I need direction.
I need a fucking cheese pizza, dammit.
Just kidding.
But, I need help.
And I need some creative ideas.
And I found these vegan meal plans to offer me EXACTLY that - hopefully they'll help you too!


Day 1
for men and women, ages 19-50

Breakfast:
1 bagel with 2 teaspoons vegan margarine (or almond butter),
1 medium orange,
1 cup Cheerios cereal, and
1 cup Soy milk

Lunch:
Sandwich of hummus made with
3/4 cup chickpeas and 2 teaspoons tahini
on 2 slices of whole wheat bread with
3 slices of tomato
and 1 medium apple

Dinner:
1 cup of cooked pasta with 1/4 cup marinara sauce,
1/3 cup carrot sticks,
1 cup cooked broccoli (frozen or fresh),
1 whole wheat roll

Snack:
1/2 cup trail mix (mix of nuts,
raisins, and sunflower seeds), and
1 cup Soy milk

Day 2
for men and women, ages 19-50

Breakfast:
1/2 cup calcium-fortified orange juice
1 medium banana,
2 slices whole wheat toast
with 1 Tablespoon nut butter (peanut,
almond, cashew, etc.),
1 cup Wheat Chex cereal, and
1 cup soy milk

Lunch:
1 bowl of instant veg soup (read the label),
10 saltines with 1 Tablespoon
nut butter (peanut, almond, cashew, etc.)
1 medium orange,
and 1/2 cup carrot sticks

Dinner:
1 veggie burger Burger on a bun
with a large slice of tomato,
and 1 medium baked potato

Snack:
1 cup Soy milk, and
1 cup kidney beans mixed with 1 Tablespoon salsa
served with 1 ounce lowfat tortilla chips


Day 3
for men and women, ages 19-50

Breakfast:
1 cup calcium-fortified orange juice,
Scrambled tofu: 1/2 cup tofu,
1/4 cup onions, and 1 teaspoon oil
and 2 slices whole wheat toast
with 2 teaspoons vegan margarine (or almond butter)

Lunch:
Sandwich made with 1 large pita bread,
1/4 cup shredded lettuce, 1/4 cup chopped tomato,
1/4 cup grated carrot, 1 Tablespoon SOY mayonaise
1 cup of lentil soup/ or black bean soup - or 1/2 cup lentils (you can get 'em in a can - trust me!)
1 medium banana, and
1 cup Soy milk.

Dinner:
1/2 cup kidney beans with 1 cup cooked
quick brown rice and 2 Tablespoons salsa
1 cup frozen mashed squash, and
1 cup unsweetened applesauce

Snack:
1/2 cup trail mix (mix of nuts, raisins,
and sunflower seeds), and
1 cup Soy milk


Day 4
for men and women, ages 19-50

Breakfast:
1-1/2 cups cooked quick oats
with 3 Tablespoons wheat germ,
1/4 cup raisins or dates, and
1 ounce chopped walnuts
1 cup diced cantaloupe, and
1 cup Soy milk


Lunch:
Burrito with 1 whole wheat tortilla,
1/2 cup black beans, and 1 Tablespoon salsa,
and 1 ounce lowfat tortilla chips with 1/4 cup salsa

Dinner:
6 ounces calcium-fortified V-8 juice,
Stir-fry with 1/2 cup diced tofu,
1 cup frozen stir-fry vegetables,
2 Tablespoons soy sauce,
1-1/2 cups cooked quick brown rice,
and 1 teaspoon oil, and
3 graham crackers

Snack:
1 cup Soy milk and
3 cups popped popcorn w/ butter flavour

There you have it veggie heads...4 days of SHEER vegan eating...nothing too hard and NOTHING you can't find at your local grocery store.
Nothing weird or out of the norm at all actually...

Anyway - I'm for SURE gonna be trying a few of these this week...I'll keep ya posted...

Dan